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North Burleigh, Gold Coast: The Search For Summer

The warmth of the midday sun’s rays pierced through my skin. I was way pleased to finally shed off my extra layer of garb. Australia’s halfway through winter, and there we were striding towards the beach in North Burleigh, searching for summer… Or its vibe at least.

I surveyed the vast expanse of the shore, and could count the people with my fingers and toes. It was lean season no doubt. And I wondered how many of them are like us, vagabonding and taking advantage of the low season’s cheap holiday deals.

The search is over.

Due to the absence of sunscreen, we bleakly stepped out of the sand after quarter of an hour and onto the paved path of the adjacent park to retrieve my flip flops and the hubby’s shoes.

Luna’s fourth beach!

We sat on the grass under a tree nearby. I watched our daughter Luna crawl, roll over, and almost eat grass. And every so often, she would wriggle her toes because she could still feel the particles of sand in between them. I was flushed with delight. Less than a week into our big (possibly RTW) trip and she’s already discovering things on her own.

When we were about to leave, I swept my eyes from the sapphire blue sea to the cream colored shore to The Esplanade. The presence of asphalt roads and tall buildings does not give North Burleigh’s beach a tropical hideaway aura, yet I am attracted to it.

It’s just our first destination, and already I have a candidate for our future home address… If and when we decide to end our “settling around”.

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Gay Mitra
When not backpacking, she teaches her daughter sight words and belly dancing (even if she's not good at it). She's currently eating her way around some hippie town in Australia. She loves talking about herself in the third person.

35 thoughts on “North Burleigh, Gold Coast: The Search For Summer

  1. Luna’s so cute! 😀 and the beach almost yours alone is a perfect setting to play with your lil’one 😀

  2. You own the beach! 😀 Ipa-roll mo si Luna habang di pa naglalakad wehehe joke lang 😛

    Alam ko na ireregalo ko kay Baby Luna sa birthday niya or sa Christmas or basta kapag magregalo ako hehehe 😛

  3. I doubt that you’re going to settle around soon 😀 I like the picture of Luna playing and rolling around, eating grass and whatever she could find. Seems she’s enjoying herself to the hilt there!

  4. OK to roam the world but it is always good and very comforting to know you have a place to go home to when travel starts to wear you down.

  5. love your pictures, as usual. your daughter is one lucky girl to be traveling to so many places at such a young age! i wish the same for my 7 year old! keep up the great blogs!

  6. one future candidate for a place you will call””home””.gusto ko yan.pero me if…..hahaha.of coarse you will eventually settle.at sana sa Pilipinas yun>:D

  7. No wonder that someday, Luna will become the next “Pinay Travel Junkie” =)

    Nice beach of North Burleigh. I love the wide shore shot.

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